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The radiant realism in Miguel Miranda’s photography
By Cristina DC Pastor For a photograph to be able to express a thousand words, it needs a good eye, a patient mindset, and a willingness to explore. Miguel Miranda, 38, has all that and a discipline for details, diligently making sure each image is, in cliché parlance, “picture perfect.” This practice of being meticulous […]
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Social Security trust fund projected to start drying up in 2034
The Social Security Board of Trustees has released its annual report on the long-term financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Trust Funds are projected to become depleted in 2034, the same as projected last year, with 79 percent of […]
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A taste of Maryland Chickan in Makati
By Wendell Gaa With his trademark grin, cap and sci-fi T-shirt, Washington D.C. native Fred Corder — affectionately known as “That Guy” — was more than delighted to share with me the mouthwatering taste of ‘Maryland Chickan.’ It is chicken the way his grandma would make it: fresh, fried, with no MSG or extenders. The […]
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After 9/11, Carlos Esguerra took the unpaved path to nature photography
By Cristina DC Pastor Carlos Esguerra’s photographs are hypnotic. His Flatiron Building has the gothic look a la Sleepy Hollow. His Manhattan skyline has the appearance of a stack of Lego blocks arranged according to color. The viewer is riveted, wondering how the photographer succeeds brilliantly in presenting his images differently. If you ask Carlos, […]
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Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon wants driver’s licenses for all New Yorkers
By Rene Pastor Cynthia Nixon sat listening intently at the head of a table as dozens of students poured out their frustrations at what they described as an overbearing police presence in their schools. She had come to the Center for Popular Democracy in Troutman Street in Brooklyn, a road festooned by colorful graffiti covering […]
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Filipino chefs mourn the death of ‘idol’ Anthony Bourdain who inspired them
By Rene Pastor Filipino chefs in NYC are mourning the death of celebrity chef and travel writer Anthony Bourdain who, according to news reports, hanged himself June 8 in a hotel in France. “Anthony Bourdain’s death is a tragic loss to the culinary world,” said Jappy Afzelius, executive chef at Tsismis, a Philippine-inspired tapas & […]
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Culinary pride, not prejudice (Part 2)
By Carina Evangelista On the subway ride to the restaurant, while I was coaxing Romy Dorotan to talk about childhood memories, I said I was curious about what memories he might have had around food as a child–say, if something had sated him so wonderfully after hunger. As we stuffed our faces with our sandwiches, […]
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A day in the kitchen of Romy Dorotan (Part 1)
By Carina Evangelista On a beautiful Spring morning, I met Chef Romy Dorotan at the Union Square farmers’ market to do some food shopping before heading to Purple Yam Brooklyn for what he called a session of ‘satsatan lang.’ My husband James and I have known Romy and his wife Amy Besa, the duo behind […]
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Where are the feel-good migration stories?
By Jeremaiah M. Opiniano Remittances have been the reason for overseas Filipinos’ symbolic tag as heroes since a formal labor export program began in 1974. From the 1970s to the mid-2000s, remittances have helped shore up the homeland economy’s fiscal issues, mitigated the impacts of domestic unemployment, and somewhat help buoy the Philippines’ gross national […]